New Area Leadership Assignments

The First Presidency has announced changes in area leadership assignments effective on August 1, 2008. All members of Area Presidencies are members of the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy unless otherwise noted.

Elder L. Whitney Clayton and Elder Jay E. Jensen have been called to serve in the Presidency of the Seventy following the call of Elder D. Todd Christofferson to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Elder Earl C. Tingey’s release from the Presidency.

The First Presidency has also announced the combining of the Europe Central and Europe West Areas and the Australia and New Zealand/Pacific Islands Areas. The new areas will be called the Europe Area and the Pacific Area. The North America East Area has been divided between the North America Northeast and North America Southeast Areas.

Presidency of the Seventy

Neil L. Andersen
1. North America Southwest

Ronald A. Rasband
2. Utah North
3. Utah Salt Lake City
4. Utah South

Claudio R. M. Costa
5. Idaho

Steven E. Snow
6. North America Central

Walter F. González
7. North America Southeast

L. Whitney Clayton
8. North America Northwest
9. North America West

Jay E. Jensen
10. North America Northeast

11. Mexico

C. Scott Grow
First Counselor

Lynn A. Mickelsen
President

Octaviano Tenorio
Second Counselor

12. Central America

Shirley D. Christensen
First Counselor

Don R. Clarke
President

Enrique R. Falabella
Second Counselor

13. Caribbean

Francisco J. Viñas
First Counselor

Daniel L. Johnson
President

Miguel A. Lee*
Second Counselor

14. South America North

Benjamín De Hoyos
First Counselor

Carl B. Pratt
President

Rafael E. Pino
Second Counselor

15. South America West

Carlos A. Godoy
First Counselor

Marcus B. Nash
President

Eduardo Gavarret
Second Counselor

16. Brazil

Ulisses Soares
First Counselor

Charles Didier
President

Stanley G. Ellis
Second Counselor

17. Chile

Lawrence E. Corbridge
First Counselor

Carlos H. Amado
President

Jorge F. Zeballos
Second Counselor

18. South America South

Claudio D. Zivic
First Counselor

Shayne M. Bowen
President

Marcos A. Aidukaitis
Second Counselor

19. Europe

Erich W. Kopischke
First Counselor

Robert C. Oaks
President

Gérald Caussé
Second Counselor

20. Europe East

Wolfgang H. Paul
First Counselor

Paul B. Pieper
President

Larry W. Gibbons
Second Counselor

21. Middle East/Africa North

Dennis B. Neuenschwander
Bruce D. Porter
Administered from Headquarters

22. Africa West

Craig A. Cardon
First Counselor

Lowell M. Snow
President

Christoffel Golden Jr.
Second Counselor

23. Africa Southeast

Paul E. Koelliker
First Counselor

William W. Parmley
President

F. Michael Watson
Second Counselor

24. Asia

Anthony D. Perkins
First Counselor

Donald L. Hallstrom
President

Kent D. Watson
Second Counselor

25. Asia North

Gary E. Stevenson
First Counselor

David F. Evans
President

Yoon Hwan Choi*
Second Counselor

26. Philippines

Won Yong Ko
First Counselor

Keith R. Edwards
President

Michael John U. Teh
Second Counselor

27. Pacific

Keith K. Hilbig
First Counselor

David S. Baxter
President

Tad R. Callister
Second Counselor

• Area Seventy